I think that the internet is full of great math resources, but for some reason the topic that I am doing for my lesson plan. All of the videos and tutorials they have for solving algebraic equations show a teacher solving a simple problem, and in my opinion they are making a mess of the equation. Maybe I’m a little OCD (or CDO... put in alphabetical order) but for me math has to look neat. Each line should reflect one or 2 changes you have made to the equation, and that’s it. The way they are showing students on the internet is adding/ subtracting terms underneath the equation (starting a new line). In my opinion this creates a disorganized page, and when the student returns to their work, it wouldn’t be readable. As a teacher I think it is important to instruct your students how to write their math properly, so that in the future, reviewing, and looking at other students’ work will be done efficiently.
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I think that the internet is full of great math resources, but for some reason the topic that I am doing for my lesson plan. All of the videos and tutorials they have for solving algebraic equations show a teacher solving a simple problem, and in my opinion they are making a mess of the equation. Maybe I’m a little OCD (or CDO... put in alphabetical order) but for me math has to look neat. Each line should reflect one or 2 changes you have made to the equation, and that’s it. The way they are showing students on the internet is adding/ subtracting terms underneath the equation (starting a new line). In my opinion this creates a disorganized page, and when the student returns to their work, it wouldn’t be readable. As a teacher I think it is important to instruct your students how to write their math properly, so that in the future, reviewing, and looking at other students’ work will be done efficiently.
Heather